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KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). The Works of… London: Macmillan and Co., 1913-27.
26 volumes, royal 8vo. Title-pages printed in blue and black, opening capitals printed in blue. Contemporary half green levant gilt, spines in 6 compartments with raised bands, gilt-lettering in two, laurel wreath centerpieces in others, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, stamp-signed by H. Sotheran (spines darkened, some with rubbing along joints).
LIMITED EDITION, one of 1050 sets of the “Bombay Edition” SIGNED BY KIPLING on the half-title in Vol. I. The first 25-volumes were published in 1913 and in 1927 a 26th volume was issued in a limitation of 1000 copies; 5 volumes were later issued in 1938 and are often lacking from the original series.
[TIPPED IN WITH:] an ALS from Kipling dated 15 August 1918 to “Strachey” on Bateman’s Burwash letterhead.